A tramway is a set of rails laid in the surface of a road for trams to travel along.
[mainly British]
tramway in British English
(ˈtræmˌweɪ)
noun
1. another name for tramline (sense 1)
2. British
a.
a public transportation system using trams
b.
the company owning or running such a system
3. Also called (esp US): tramroad
a small or temporary railway for moving freight along tracks, as in a quarry
tramway in American English
(ˈtræmˌweɪ)
noun
1.
tramroad
2. British
a streetcar line; tramline
3. US
a system in which carriers or cars are supported by overhead cables
tramway in American English
(ˈtræmˌwei)
noun
1.
a crude railroad of wooden rails or of wooden rails capped with metal treads
2. Brit
tramline
3. Mining
a track, usually elevated, or roadway for mine haulage
4. Also called: aerial railway, aerial tramway, cable tramway, ropeway
a system for hauling passengers and freight in vehicles suspended from a cable or cables supported by a series of towers, hangers, or the like: used over canyons, between mountain peaks, etc
Word origin
[1815–25; tram1 + way1]
Examples of 'tramway' in a sentence
tramway
said Beth after we had departed our plane and were headed to the tramway into the main terminal.